Stiff clutch pedal

deadlast

Just bought a 01 Citroen Xsara. The clutch pedal is quite stiff and when you push down its kind of stiffer in the middle until you push on through(if you know what i mean). Anyway it engages perfectly so I think its a small problem with the pedal or cable.
The car was used very little over the last two years. May have something to do with it....

Any quick lubrication of parts i can try before i have to try replacing the cable?

Ta

ZENER

I think the '01 Xsara had a hydraulic clutch ? No cable involved. Might be a thrust bearing problem but I'm not qualified to say for sure.

Good luck !!

Ken

no1beemerfan

The mother had two xsara's and it was like this on both. It seems to be a characteristic of them. When we got the first one we brought it back to the garage and were told it was normal.

MidlandsM

no1beemerfan wrote: »

The mother had two xsara's and it was like this on both. It seems to be a characteristic of them. When we got the first one we brought it back to the garage and were told it was normal.

yeah, it can happen alright. I've a pal with an 06' Avensis with a stiff clutch pedal and he's had it with 3 different mechanics, and all say it works fine and is no problem.

illegalpower

MidlandsM wrote: »

yeah, it can happen alright. I've a pal with an 06' Avensis with a stiff clutch pedal and he's had it with 3 different mechanics, and all say it works fine and is no problem.

I had the same on my 06 avensis diesel. Really heavy clutch pedal but was told it was normal too

MidlandsM

MidlandsM wrote: »

yeah, it can happen alright. I've a pal with an 06' Avensis with a stiff clutch pedal and he's had it with 3 different mechanics, and all say it works fine and is no problem.

Lazy mechanic i assume. My auld lad has an 04 avensis that had the same problem. he didnt even mention it to his regular mechanic and it came back like new. I can only assume it was a relativel easy fix.

deadlast

Deleted User wrote: »

Lazy mechanic i assume. My auld lad has an 04 avensis that had the same problem. he didnt even mention it to his regular mechanic and it came back like new. I can only assume it was a relativel easy fix.

Yeah, its definately not normal anyway. Herself bought it to practice for the test so i'll need to rectify it somewhat...

pie-man

they use an automatic adjustment cable and are a common failure

couldntthink

Cable is the first step, but I wouldn't be surprised if the fingers on the pressure plate of the clutch are worn. Very common in citroens/peugeots with the 1.9 diesel.

PADRAIC.M

The fix for the Avensis diesel is replace the pressure plate